Additional Details

This product is made with human grade food ingredients. It contains no animal feed grade ingredients and is made in an FDA inspected facility but it is intended for your dog to eat, not you! Although all ingredients in this product are gluten-free, production does take place in a facility that processes grains.

Mix well with warm water, stir well and wait 3 minutes then serve with love!

We suggest dividing daily amount into 2 servings, 1 in the AM and 1 in the PM. Our foods must be hydrated with water before serving, but you can add slightly more or less water than we suggest, according to your pet's taste. Refrigerate or discard any leftovers.

Instructions for cups: 1. Tear back seal and add warm water to fill line. 2. Stir and wait 3 minutes for food to hydrate. 3. Pour into your pet's bowl and serve with love.

Transition Instructions

For dogs making the change from a processed diet of kibble or canned food, our food should be introduced gradually, over a period of 4 to 7 days depending on your dog’s sensitivity. If your dog is already consuming a varied, raw or home cooked diet, our foods can usually be introduced more quickly, over one or 2 meals.

Start by adding just a small amount of the Honest Kitchen (with water added) into your dog’s current meals. Gradually increase the amount of the Honest Kitchen while decreasing the amount of your dog’s original diet. This will allow the natural ‘friendly’ gut flora in the intestines to get accustomed to the new diet and become more efficient at digesting the new food.

How much you start with will depend on the size of your pup and how sensitive they are to change. For some, 1/4 of the Honest Kitchen and 3/4 of the original diet may work well. For more sensitive dogs, start with a smaller amount. For more robust tummies, you may try 1/2 and 1/2. Feel free to adjust the amount and schedule to suit your pup’s individual needs.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Is your food raw?

Our recipes are made from dehydrated whole food ingredients, but they're not quite the same as raw. Dehydration is a slow, gentle method of preserving food. It helps to keep many of the natural nutrients in the raw ingredients in tact. On the other hand, cooking denatures many of these nutrients including delicate enzymes, vitamins, minerals and amino acids (making for a less nutritious finished product).

What exactly does 'Human Grade' mean?

Human Grade means ‘food grade’ or fit for human consumption. For us, it’s a line in the sand about the quality and integrity of the finished products we send out the door.We blend our healthy pet food in a human food facility that makes things like breakfast cereal and bakery mixes. So, we abide by the same strict standards for safety, cleanliness, record-keeping and overall quality as the place that whips up your favorite cookie dough.

How will my dog’s teeth get clean with a soft food?

Contrary to popular belief, kibble doesn't actually clean the teeth. For the most part, dogs (and some cats) actually swallow their kibble whole and don't chew their food at all. You'll know this if you've ever had the misfortune of seeing your pet regurgitate his kibble, when those pellets come back up the same way they went in! This means the pellets don't have a chance to come into much contact with the teeth, and even if they were to be crunched, they aren't really hard enough to have an abrasive action that's effective enough to scrape tartar from the teeth. If kibble is chewed (which may happen in some smaller dogs and cats) the sugars and refined carbohydrates are actually more likely to get impacted into the gum line, which is detrimental for the long term health of the teeth and mouth.

I can see bits of food in my dog’s stool, are they not absorbing the nutrients?

When dogs eat a high moisture, whole food diet such as ours, the stool will not look the same as it did when consuming a dry kibble or raw food. The stool will reflect the colorful ingredients going in. It's not abnormal to see pieces of carrots, spinach, etc. present in the stool. The nutrients, phyto-nutrients and antioxidants from the foods are still being absorbed. Since the food is high in moisture and fiber it's also common for the stool to be more voluminous. Our office dogs go 3 - 4 times a day.

Once I’ve added water, can I refrigerate the food? For how long?

Once the dehydrated food has been rehydrated with warm water, you may cover and refrigerate any uneaten portions for 2-3 days. Frozen leftovers will keep for even longer. We suggest adding a little bit of warm water to the mix and stirring before serving.

Do I have to add extras, like meat or other foods?

No, adding other ingredients to our diets is not necessary (except for our base mixes which require protein to be added). Our foods are formulated to meet the AAFCO Nutrient Profiles and can be fed alone. However, many of our customers love to mix up their companion’s meals with home-made extras. We encourage this because we think pet’s deserve variety in their diets just like we humans do. Our foods have balanced calcium: phosphorus ratios to allow you to add in extras in moderate amounts without throwing these important minerals outside their optimum ratios.

If I want to add extras, what do you recommend?

Popular add-ins are meat, raw meaty bones, cottage cheese, plain yogurt, veggies and fruits. We recommend 1/2 to 1 cup of extra ingredients for each dry-measured cup of the food.A more active dog would have these quantities added to the regular food serving. For a less active or senior pet, you can cut back the amount of Honest Kitchen food to allow for the additional ingredients being included, and prevent the calories from increasing too much.

How do I store your food and what is the shelf life?

Our dehydrated foods are naturally shelf stable and should be stored in a cool, dry place - out of sunlight. We don’t recommend refrigerating our food when it’s dry, because this can introduce moisture. If you want to freeze the food, you should hydrate it first (some of our customers like to freeze in individual pre-made portions). If you do choose to place the dry food in the freezer, we recommend keeping the box in the freezer for the remainder of its use.Our Complete Diets have a shelf life of twelve months from the manufacturing date, depending on the ambient temperature and humidity where you live. The date of manufacture is printed on the top of every box in a specially designed ‘tear out and keep’ card.

Simplified Diets for Food-Sensitive Dogs

The Honest Kitchen Minimalist recipes have only six ingredients plus vitamins and minerals, so they're perfect for dogs with food sensitivities or intolerances. These simplified recipes are easy on the digestive tract and feature proteins like wild-caught Pollock, free-range chicken and cage-free turkey. They're less processed than regular dry food, and dehydrated to preserve their natural goodness and flavor.

Minimally Processed with Natural Ingredients

Each recipe is made with real, whole foods that are minimally processed, not fractions of ingredients. A gentle dehydration process preserves the natural nutrients, rich flavors and wholesome nutrition. You won't find any artificial additives, GMOs, chemical preservatives, by-products, fillers or preservatives.

100% Human Grade From Farm to Bowl

Human grade means that it's good enough for humans to eat, but formulated just for pets. The Honest Kitchen follows the same quality standards for their pet food as the foods you would find at the grocery store. They source the highest quality ingredients directly from the human food chain and produce their recipes in the USA in an FDA-inspected human food facility.

Just Add Water for a Meal in Minutes

Every 10-pound box of The Honest Kitchen dog food contains concentrated nutrition that rehydrates to 40 pounds of fresh food. It might be a small box, but it's full of nutrients from over 15 pounds of fish or poultry plus whole foods like pumpkin, sweet potatoes and leafy greens. Simply add warm water, stir and wait just three minutes to serve a great-tasting, nutritious meal for your pup.

Brave

Higher in protein and moderate in calories with wild-caught Alaskan Pollock, organic coconut, chickpeas, celery, pumpkin and spinach. Suited for all breeds and life stages.

Marvel

Complete and balanced for adult and senior dogs, with moderate calories and protein. Made with cage-free turkey, parsnips, navy bean, organic coconut, pumpkin and parsley.

Thrive

About The Honest Kitchen

The Honest Kitchen uses the highest possible quality standards to create human-grade, FDA-approved food for dogs and cats. Their pet foods are made with fresh, whole food ingredients that are gently dehydrated to remove moisture, leaving the natural nutrients and flavor. The Honest Kitchen is a company of pet lovers committed to helping pets get on the path to good health with natural, wholesome food.

Great Dog Food

By LindaC
on Dec 27, 2017

My dog loves this stuff. I tried it based on the reviews and I was surprised when my dog gets EXCITED each time I prepare it. Prances around waiting for me to put the bowl down. My dog's allergies have also stopped on HK. I use less water when preparing and make it the consistency of oatmeal. My dog doesn't care what it looks like....licks the bowl clean!!!

Food is fantastic

Molly says.....WOOOOHOOOO!

By 2goldens
on Nov 10, 2017

My Molly loves this yummy THANKSGIVING smelling meal. She stays velcroed to my side from the moment I open the box to her gobbling it up!! I wonder if the turkey has the same calming effect on her as it has on the rest of us after eating OUR turkey on Thanksgiving.

Healed my dog's allergies

By BerlinBlue
on Sep 10, 2017

My giant breed Kangal is almost 4 and his digestion has never been ok. Lots of allergies and chronic diarrhea. We had him tested at 1.5 years, and he's allergic to many foods, borderline for most! We found a commercial kibble that included none of his red flag foods and while it helped a bit, it certainly didn't fix his digestive problem, AND he didn't like it. I tried cooking his food myself, and also expensive hypoallergic vet-prescribed mixes, and nothing fixed him - just more or less of the same poor digestion. Just before we were about to spend $1k for further diagnostic testing, I tried this food. In the first two days, his digestion was normal, for the first time in his life. It's beenMy giant breed Kangal is almost 4 and his digestion has never been ok. Lots of allergies and chronic diarrhea. We had him tested at 1.5 years, and he's allergic to many foods, borderline for most! We found a commercial kibble that included none of his red flag foods and while it helped a bit, it certainly didn't fix his digestive problem, AND he didn't like it. I tried cooking his food myself, and also expensive hypoallergic vet-prescribed mixes, and nothing fixed him - just more or less of the same poor digestion. Just before we were about to spend $1k for further diagnostic testing, I tried this food. In the first two days, his digestion was normal, for the first time in his life. It's been two weeks and his gut is perfect. Not gassy on this food, at all. He LOVES it, and his mood is even better than his normal, happy self. I'm overjoyed. THANK YOU, Honest Kitchen.… more

Great quality but

By Mustlovedogs
on Jul 10, 2017

I love the quality product and my dogs Love this. They love all of The Honest Kitchen products. But, my babes are terribly Gassy now and I will be switching to something that doesn't cause so much gas.

Blondiechic

Fast shipping, honest ingredients

By Lisa
on Mar 25, 2017

I was surprised by how fast I received my order and am pleased with the ingredients. It is not kibble but nearly liquid. Unfortunately my dog didn't eat any but I think that was because he had cancer at the time. We had to euthanize him. Im still glad to have discovered a natural dog food that is safe for humans and will buy for my next dog.

Very good product but....

By doglover40
on Dec 28, 2016

Very good product but this one calls for way too much water compared to the food. I let the food sit for 6 minutes and it was still pure liquid so I added more food and it was still watery so I will just add a little water at a time next time, so I would not use the guide on the box or you will be using a ton of this fast. I didn't have a problem with the others absorbing the water just this one.